Yemen

Checklist of Endemic Marine Fish Species

This list of marine fish species found exclusively in Yemen is based on the taxonomy used in FishBase 2004 (2004). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

FishBase 2004: a global information system on fishes. DVD. WorldFish Center - Philippine Office, Los Banos, Philippines. Published in May 2004.

The current version of this electronic database is accessible here.

Bembras adenensis (Bembridae)

Bothus tricirrhitus (Bothidae)

Carcharhinus leiodon (Carcharhinidae) Smooth Tooth Blacktip Shark

Ariosoma nigrimanus (Congridae)

Hetereleotris bipunctata (Gobiidae)

Gymnothorax sokotrensis (Muraenidae)

Myrophis lepturus OC (Ophichthidae)

Ophichthus echeloides (Ophichthidae)

Halidesmus socotraensis (Pseudochromidae) Socotran Snakelet

Plectranthias intermedius (Serranidae)

Choridactylus striatus (Synanceiidae)

Minous usachevi (Synanceiidae)

Torpedo adenensis (Torpedinidae)